Back in those days, even though I was considered an unbeliever by the "righteous" people all around me, a typical Sunday of mine was never completed until I watched a sermon of Dr. Fred Price (the senior) on TV. The man preferred to be addressed as a teacher and not a pastor. And he was a great preacher! But then, he retired and imposed his son on the church. I heard that some members disagreed with him and quit the church.
Now, I got two lessons from this story:
1. It takes a huge courage to do what this young man did
here. How I wish many pastors (especially those in Nigeria) would have the same
courage and humility to accept that they are mere mortals and that whenever
they mess up as this guy just did, it's important for them to own up instead of
carrying on as if they can do no wrong.
2. Why do a lot of modern-day pastors turn their ministries
into a dynasty? Just because a man is "called" does not necessarily
mean he is called along with his wife or son or daughter! Or was it because
prophets Lot, Elijah, Elisha, Samuels and the rest of them didn't set up
churches? Do we even know if any of the apostles in the new testament passed
down their anointing to sons or daughters as some sort of legacies?
Photo of father and son.
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